PNAS Science Sessions

Gene editing in mosquitoes 11.06.2019 6:21 ↓

Omar Akbari and Kevin Esvelt discuss a gene editing approach for harmful mosquitoes.

Big data 11.06.2019 7:24 ↓

Atul Butte explains how researchers can use existing data to answer biomedical questions.

Molecular contraception 11.06.2019 5:53 ↓

Polina Lishko discusses the development of unisex contraceptives.

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub 11.06.2019 5:57 ↓

Joseph DeRisi describes the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a new privately-funded medical research center in the Bay Area.

Early evidence of winemaking 11.06.2019 6:01 ↓

Patrick McGovern describes evidence of winemaking in Georgia during the Neolithic period.

Bird feathers reveal past air pollution 11.06.2019 6:28 ↓

Carl Fuldner and Shane DuBay describe how bird feathers preserve records of air pollution.

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Vadim Backman 11.06.2019 6:30 ↓

Vadim Backman describes a technique for high resolution imaging of biological molecules without labels.

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Jonathan Sears 11.06.2019 5:39 ↓

Jonathan Sears describes potential treatment strategies for retinopathy of prematurity.

Zebrafish avatars for cancer treatment 11.06.2019 5:37 ↓

Rita Fior describes how zebrafish can make cancer treatment more efficient.

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Sandu Popescu and Jeff Tollaksen 11.06.2019 6:54 ↓

Sandu Popescu and Jeff Tollaksen explain how a fundamental principle of nature does not hold in quantum mechanics.

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Yayoi Obata 11.06.2019 4:56 ↓

Yayoi Obata describes the formation of mammalian egg cells in vitro.

The Deep Hot Biosphere after 25 years 11.06.2019 5:19 ↓

John Spear discusses the legacy of Thomas Gold's "Deep Hot Biosphere" hypothesis.

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Russell Graham 11.06.2019 6:14 ↓

Russell Graham describes the extinction of woolly mammoths from St. Paul island.

How Sherpas adapt to high altitudes 11.06.2019 6:07 ↓

Andrew Murray describes metabolic adaptations of Himalayan Sherpas to low-pressure, low-oxygen conditions at high altitudes.

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Fernando Colchero, Roland Rau, and Susan Alberts 11.06.2019 6:26 ↓

Fernando Colchero, Roland Rau, and Susan Alberts describe the relationship between lifespan equality and average lifespan.

Oyster Harvest 11.06.2019 6:13 ↓

Rowan Lockwood discusses the sustainability of Native American oyster harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay.

Improving endoscopy for disease diagnosis 11.06.2019 6:32 ↓

Pelham Keahey describes how differential structured illumination microendoscopy can improve cancer diagnosis.

Fungicides and honey bee health 11.06.2019 5:04 ↓

Entomologist May Berenbaum discusses the effects of agricultural fungicides on honey bee health.

Vision and transition to land 11.06.2019 6:07 ↓

Malcolm MacIver describes how our aquatic ancestors may have become interested in land.

Self-driving cars 11.06.2019 6:47 ↓

Jeff Schneider explains how self-driving cars use machine learning to learn the rules of the road.

Science for the general public 11.06.2019 6:58 ↓

Steven Weinberg describes his experiences writing about science for a general audience.

Interview with 2017 Breakthrough Prize winner Steve Elledge 11.06.2019 7:07 ↓

Steve Elledge discusses how cells sense and respond to damage to their DNA.

DNA folding by loop extrusion 11.06.2019 6:45 ↓

Erez Lieberman Aiden discusses a model of how DNA folds to fit inside a cell nucleus.

Maize domestication in Mexico 11.06.2019 4:31 ↓

Researchers Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada and Miguel Vallebueno discuss 5,000-year-old partially domesticated maize.

Future of infectious disease research 11.06.2019 6:48 ↓

Charles Rice and Robert Landford discuss the future of hepatitis C research without chimpanzees.